Real Estate MSc
Corporate Finance ACCFIN5205
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: Adam Smith Business School
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course provides a foundational understanding of financial principles and practices. Key topics include time value of money, risk and return, capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, and the functioning of financial markets. Emphasis is placed on how individuals and firms make investment and financing decisions in real-world contexts.
Timetable
6 x 2-hour teaching sessions and 6 x 1-hour tutorials
Excluded Courses
International Corporate Finance (ACCFIN5204)
Foundations of International Corporate Finance (ACCFIN5203)
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
1. Written Assignment, including Essay; Group; 2250 words; 25%; ILOs 1-3, 5.
2. Degree exam: in-person; Individual; 90 minutes; 75%; ILOs 1-4.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No
It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.
[No exceptions]
Course Aims
The overall aim of the course is to provide students with a critical understanding of corporate finance, including the operations of the securities markets and the development of optimal investment strategies within rational market conditions. Through this course, students will be able to develop critical skills to evaluate the relevance and application of financial principles to real-world scenarios.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Evaluate different theories of capital structure both in the context of perfect capital markets and under market imperfections.
2. Understand the sources, consequences, and possible remedies for information asymmetries and agency conflicts in a corporation.
3. Analyse the role of different sources of corporate financing (short-term and long-term, equity and debt).
4. Understand the concept and different aspects of corporate governance.
5. Work collaboratively in a group context to apply theory and evidence towards developing a consolidated financial analysis that addresses a corporate finance problem.